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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: george morgan <george_0110007@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: georgemorgan_01007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:08:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GOOD DAY FROM GEORGE MORGAN


Good day,

Please don't be offended because we have not meet before, I believe one has to risk confiding in someone to achieve something in life, please bear with me and be blessed. Meanwhile, my names are Mr George Morgan Kagame from Republic of Rwanda and I am residing in Cote d’ivoire (Ivory Coast), because of civil war in Rwanda and we thank God for today for his grace. My father is late general Paul Kagame; he was a well known person in our country.

There is a box which content’s some money and diamond; that I inherited from my late father General Paul Kagame (LATE) which he deposited the box in a Security Company here in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Cost). I lost my mother in 1994 during the time they were killing and shooting people. And she died along side with my only brother that was 9yrs old. The same people that killed my dad were threaten to kill me because of the box, they are aware of the content of the box and I was force to run out of my home town to the capital city
and from there I find myself to ABIDJAN-COTE D’IVOIRE.

Please if you can be sincere to assist me honestly; I will be pleased to offer you 15% plus 5% out of the total money, and you will assist me to sell the diamond which you shall have 5% of the sell. Please pardon me for my reconvenes I am putting you into because of my miserable condition. Please you can go through this website and verify by yourself concerning war in Rwanda;
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/rwanda.htm

Thanks for listing to me and I am expecting your
respond soonest.

Best regards,
Mr George Morgan

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